Category: Russia-Ukraine War

Supporting Ukraine Part of Canada’s Inflation Fighting Strategy, Says Finance Minister Freeland

Ensuring Russia loses its war against Ukraine is part of Canada’s plan to address high levels of inflation, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday. “I absolutely do believe that an important part of Canada’s inflation fighting strategy has to be to support Ukraine, and to ensure that Ukraine does win in the war against Vladimir…


US Officials React to Putin’s Nuclear Threat but Say Chances Are Low

Biden administration officials and some of their predecessors have expressed anxiety over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning that he’ll use nuclear weapons if Ukraine tries to recover Kremlin-occupied territory that Putin announced the annexation of on Sept. 30. “To be clear, the guy who makes that decision, I mean, it’s one man. There are no…


UK at ‘Significant Risk’ of Gas Shortages This Winter, Regulator Warns

The UK is facing a “significant risk” of gas shortages this winter as a result of the war in Ukraine, the country’s energy regulator Ofgem has warned. Great Britain may face a “gas supply emergency” in the coming months, the regulator said. Britain produces a lot of its own gas, but the majority is still…


Evidence That Nord Stream Was Intentionally Destroyed; Energy Crisis Sparks New Hostilities

The Russian Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines have been destroyed and nations are pointing fingers over who is responsible. NATO claims sabotage was involved, while Russia has come out blaming the West. The destruction is now being used in war propaganda and could have broad repercussions. Meanwhile, the world is facing an energy…


UK Defence Secretary Promises 2 Ships to Protect Underwater Cables

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the British government plans to commit “two specialist ships” to the task of protecting vital underwater cables which could be attacked by Russia or other hostile foreign powers. Wallace told the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham the “mysterious” damage suffered by the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic on…


Russian Deputy PM Says Restoration of Nord Stream Possible: TASS

MOSCOW—Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday that it was technically possible to restore the ruptured offshore infrastructure of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, TASS news agency reported. A total of four leaks were discovered last week on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea near Denmark and Sweden,…


Russia Suspends Gas Flow to Italy After ‘Regulatory Changes’ in Austria

Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom held up gas supplies to Italy last weekend, citing a transportation issue in Austria, according to Eni, Italy’s largest energy firm. The halt in gas supplies was the result of regulatory changes in Austria that took place at the end of September, Gazprom said in a statement on Telegram, adding that it is…


Kremlin Calls for Cool After Putin Ally Urges Nuclear Strike Against Ukraine

The Kremlin has called for a cool-headed approach to the potential use of nuclear weapons that’s based on Russia’s established military doctrine rather than “emotions” after Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia’s region of Chechnya, said on Saturday that Moscow should use a tactical nuke in Ukraine after Russian forces suffered a battlefield defeat….


Top Russian Official Makes Call for Low-Yield Nukes After Moscow’s Loss of Key Area

A top Russian leader on Saturday urged the Kremlin to consider deploying low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine after Russian troops retreated from Lyman. Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of Chechnya, wrote on Telegram that he believes “more drastic measures should be taken, right up to the declaration of martial law in the border areas and the use…


Putin Blames West of Blowing Up Pipelines as Europe Steps Up Vigilance

TBILISI/LONDON—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday blamed the United States and its allies for blowing up the undersea Nord Stream pipelines, raising the temperature in a crisis that has left Europe racing to secure its energy infrastructure and supplies. “The sanctions were not enough for the Anglo-Saxons: they moved onto sabotage,” Putin said. “It is…